PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI ROTARY SCREENING MACHINE UNTUK KOMERSIALISASI PRODUK COCOFIBER DAN COCOPEAT DI LHOKSEUMAWE

Sari

ABSTRACT

Utilization of coconut coir consisting of Cocopeat and Cocofiber can be processed into crafts and planting media. Cocofiber can be processed into household appliances, flower pots, industrial raw materials for carpets, car seats and dashboards. Meanwhile, cocopiet itself can be used as a planting medium that is able to fertilize plants that can replace the use of fertilizers that are more expensive, more environmentally friendly and renewable. Rotary screening machine technology was created with the aim of utilizing the potential of local coconut coir that is abundant in the coastal areas of North Aceh and Lhokseumawe into products that have a high selling value so as to increase export potential. This increase in economic potential is expected to help increase the income of the community or coconut farmers as producers. Rotary Screening machine works by replacing human hands or traditional chopping tools as a shredder of coconut fibers while at the same time sorting or separating the cocopeat. Rotary screening is installed horizontally using a straight gear transmission which functions as a distribution of rotation from the motor. The material is poured directly from the funnel of the mixer truck and separated in a screening tube which has a diameter of 83 cm. Run volume / production capacity one time is as much as 70 kg in 1 hour. using an 8 HP diesel engine as a substitute for an electric motor, the sieving length is 3.5 m, using a UCF 50 reducer to reduce the rotation speed to 50 rpm, using a sieve net with a size of 5 mm so that the short fiber sieving is faster. On the inside of the screening tube there is a spiral plate that is useful for draining the material up to the output side of the material. The tilt angle of the screening tube makes it easy for the material to dismount. The rotation of the screening tube is obtained by a direct relationship between the driving motor and the shaft that is on the axis of the screening tube. Materials that pass fall and are stored in the outlet under the screening tube according to the type of each material. Material is evacuated by opening the gate on the outlet easily. The resulting mixture of materials that have been separated is then stored in a portable tub under the screening tube so that it can then be evacuated easily.

Keywords: Coconut coir, Rotary Screening Machine, Cocofiber, Cocofiber, Separation